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Short answer: Black Friday 2026 falls on Friday 27 November. If you buy a Japanese Pokémon booster box that day, check three things: is it genuinely factory-sealed (not a reseal), does the price still hold up once you add shipping and any customs charges, and is it actually in stock or a pre-order? At Kaikan Cards there is no percentage discount on Black Friday. Instead you get packs on top: from Friday 27 up to and including Monday 30 November, every €50 you spend earns you a free Japanese booster pack, up to 8 packs from €400.
What Kaikan Cards actually does on Black Friday 2026
No struck-through "was" prices and no countdown timers. This is how the offer is set up in the shop:
- Pack offer, Friday 27 November 00:00 to Monday 30 November 23:59 (Dutch time). For every €50 in your order you get a single Japanese booster pack from the MEGA block for free, up to 8 packs. No code needed.
- Which packs? They come from our free-pack selection; on 13 November that is Abyss Eye (M5), Nihil Zero (M3), Ninja Spinner (M4) and Mega Symphonia (M1S). While stocks last. Your cart shows which packs are at €0 before you pay.
| Order value | Free packs |
|---|---|
| from €50 | 1 |
| from €100 | 2 |
| from €150 | 3 |
| from €200 | 4 |
| from €250 | 5 |
| from €300 | 6 |
| from €350 | 7 |
| from €400 | 8 |
An example: a Terastal Festival ex booster box costs €125.95 (price on 13 November 2026). That is over €100, so 2 packs come with it for free.
What you always get, Black Friday or not
- A free Japanese booster pack with every booster box, chosen in the cart, while stocks last.
- Volume discounts when you buy more: on booster boxes 3% from 2 boxes, 5% from 3, 8% from 5 and 10% from 8. On single packs 5% from 3, rising to 25% from 50.
- The gift ladder: from €500 a free Shiny Treasure ex pack, while stocks last.
- Free shipping in the Netherlands and Belgium from €90. Rates for the other countries are in our shipping policy.
- WELKOM5: sign up for the newsletter and get 5% off your first order.
Your cart always shows how offers combine before you pay.
What to check before buying a Japanese booster box on Black Friday
1. Factory-sealed or resealed?
Around Black Friday more boxes turn up on marketplaces and unfamiliar web shops. A reseal is a box that has been opened, possibly emptied, and shrink-wrapped again. Look at the wrap (tight, with the right seams), the seam under the wrap, the JAN barcode on the bottom and, if you can, the weight. A step-by-step guide is in factory-sealed or resealed?, and with microscope photos in real or fake: a Japanese Inferno X box next to a counterfeit. Note that some Japanese boxes ship without shrink wrap, which is not suspicious in itself. See no shrink: a box without wrap.
With us, the Kaikan Seal Guarantee applies: every box is official Pokémon TCG and factory-sealed, checked and photographed before it ships, and if it turns out not to be genuine or sealed, you get the full amount back.
2. Compare prices fairly
A box straight from Japan often looks cheaper. Add everything up, though: shipping, the import VAT you pay on goods from outside the EU, and the carrier's clearance fee. It also takes longer, and if something goes wrong you depend on a shop on the other side of the world. We ship from the Netherlands to 13 EU countries, so there are no customs or import charges. All the routes are compared in where to buy a Japanese booster box: five routes compared and importing Pokémon cards from Japan.
3. In stock or pre-order?
Check on every box whether it is ready to ship or still on its way. With us, 30th Celebration (M6a) is a pre-order, expected at the end of November 2026. We do not promise it will reach you before Sinterklaas or Christmas. Aura Seeker (M7) is only released in Japan on 27 November, the same day as Black Friday. If a gift has to arrive on time, choose something in stock.
4. Too good to be true?
A popular box far below market price, single packs that seem suspiciously good, or a seller without an address: be careful. Single packs may have been weighed, with the heavier packs holding the best cards already picked out. Why we never do that is explained in pack weighing: what is it?. More warning signs are in how to recognise a reliable Pokémon shop.
Which boxes are a good choice?
Prices at Kaikan Cards, price on 13 November 2026. Card values: PriceCharting, as of 13 November 2026, converted to euros, ungraded.
- Terastal Festival ex (SV8a), €125.95. Ten High Class packs with all nine Eeveelutions. The top card is Umbreon ex SAR (about €240). Great if opening is what you are after.
- Mega Dream ex (M2a), €99.95. Last year's High Class Pack, with Mega Gengar ex SAR (about €194) as its top card. Just under €100, so 1 free pack; add one single pack and you reach 2.
- VSTAR Universe (S12a), €179.95. The last High Class set of Sword & Shield, with the much-loved Pikachu AR (about €227). Also a strong box to keep sealed.
- Black Bolt (SV11B), €175.95, and White Flare (SV11W), €164.95. Together they bring back Unova, with the Black White Rares of Zekrom ex (about €257) and Reshiram ex (about €261).
- An affordable way into the MEGA block: Nihil Zero (M3), €81.95, or Ninja Spinner (M4), €94.95, with the gold Mega Greninja ex MUR (about €332).
For most sets we only have a few boxes; once sold out, they come back with the next delivery from Japan. Want more than one box? Read booster box or full case?. Full cases have a delivery time of 10 to 15 working days. An overview of all sets is in the best Japanese booster boxes of 2026, and the most valuable cards per set are on the chase cards page.
Black Friday and the holidays
Buying a gift on Black Friday? You are well ahead: for Sinterklaas in the Netherlands and Belgium, order by Wednesday 2 December before 16:00. For Christmas the last order day depends on the country: Monday 21 December in the Netherlands; Friday 18 December for Belgium, Germany, France, Denmark and Austria; Thursday 17 December for Italy, Spain, Sweden, Finland and Portugal; Monday 14 December for Croatia; and Friday 11 December for Ireland. Always before 16:00 and for items in stock. All dates and PostNL delivery times are in last order dates for Sinterklaas and Christmas 2026, and gift ideas in Pokémon Christmas gift guide 2026. Missed Friday? The pack offer runs until the end of Cyber Monday; see Cyber Monday 2026: buying Pokémon safely online.
Frequently asked questions
Does Kaikan Cards have a Black Friday discount?
No percentage discount and no marked-down "was" prices. From Friday 27 up to and including Monday 30 November, every €50 you spend earns you a free Japanese booster pack, up to 8 packs from €400, while stocks last.
Do I need a discount code?
No. The pack offer works without a code. Your cart shows which packs are at €0 before you pay.
Does a pre-order count towards the offer?
Yes, the order value counts for almost everything in the shop, including the 30th Celebration pre-order. If you order a pre-order together with items in stock, we send everything in one shipment once the last item has arrived, unless you ask us to send the ready part first.
How can I be sure my box has not been opened?
Every box is factory-sealed and is checked and photographed before it ships. Photos of your box are available on request. If a box turns out not to be genuine or sealed, the Seal Guarantee gives you the full amount back, including shipping.
Is Black Friday the cheapest day for a sealed box?
Not necessarily. Prices of sealed Japanese boxes follow the market: older sets get scarcer, and new sets sometimes drop after the first weeks. Pick a set you love and buy from a seller you trust. Whether a box is a good investment is covered in is a sealed booster box a good investment?.
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